Shiva Rose | |
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| Born | Shiva Rose Afshar (1969-02-08)February 8, 1969 (age 56) Santa Monica,California, U.S. |
| Other names | Shiva Rose McDermott |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, blogger, activist, beauty products |
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| Children | 2 |
Shiva Rose Afshar (born 1969) is an American actress, activist, blogger, and owner of a natural beauty-product line.[1][2] She is the former wife of actorDylan McDermott.
Shiva Rose Afshar was born on 8 February 1969 inSanta Monica,California to an American mother and Iranian father.[1] Her father Parviz Gharib-Afshar (or Parviz Gharibafshar) is a former Iranian television host and actor.[3][4] She lived in Iran until 1979, when her family fled during theIranian Revolution.[5][6]
Rose's past film credits include the 20th Century Fox featureThe First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, directed byMick Jackson and HBO's original film61*, directed byBilly Crystal. She starred in the independent filmBlack Days and was featured at the 2001Slamdance Film Festival. She appeared in the featuresMyron's Movie andRed Roses and Petrol with Malcolm McDowell, andSilent Madness-Hollywood Babylon in which she plays the silent screen starLouise Brooks. She completed the short filmDysEnchanted, playing the role ofSnow White, which premiered at Sundance in January 2004.
Rose starred in the independent comedy film,David & Layla, which won Prix du Public at the Amour Film Festival.David & Layla was awarded overLa Vie en Rose,2 Days in Paris andLady Chatterley.
Roses's television credits includeThe Division,Gideon's Crossing andThe Practice.
Rose has a Los Angeles-themed bohemian living and holistic health blog,The Local Rose.[2][7]
While attending college at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Rose foundedResource, a program to feed the homeless. She is a sponsor for VIP (Violence Intervention Program),[8] which helps abused children, and volunteered at Caring for Children and Families with AIDS (CCFA) in Los Angeles.
Rose married actorDylan McDermott in 1995 and they have two daughters: Collette, born 1996, and Charlotte, born 2005.[9] On September 27, 2007,People confirmed that Rose and McDermott had separated.[10] On May 21, 2008, Dylan filed for divorce, which was finalized on January 2, 2009.[11]
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